A student-athlete may earn up to the value of a full athletic
scholarship, plus money through employment during the academic
year, provided:

The student-athlete and his/her employer register with the
compliance office and the records are to be kept on file in the
Athletic Department.

The following rules are applicable to any type of student-athlete
employment, whether during the academic year or summer:

The rate of pay must be the normal rate for the duties
performed

The hours paid must be the hours worked

Payment in advance of hours worked is not permitted

Transportation to work may be
provided only if transportation is available to other non-athlete
employees in similar positions.
Summer and vacation period employment do not count in the
student-athlete's limit on financial aid.
The University is permitted to arrange employment for prospective
student-athletes during the summer prior to their enrollment as
freshmen (provided they have signed a National Letter of
Intent).

The Compliance Services Office must keep written records verifying
employment of all student-athletes during the academic year and
summer.

Agents
and Amateurism

An individual shall be ineligible for participation in an
intercollegiate sport if he or she ever has agreed (orally or in
writing) to be represented by an agent for the purpose of marketing
his or her athletics ability or reputation in that sport. Further,
an agency contract not specifically limited in writing to a sport
or particular sports shall be deemed applicable to all sports, and
the individual shall be ineligible to participate in any sport.

Agent: An individual, entrusted through an agency
contract, that negotiates a person's professional sports contract.
The term includes an individual who represents to the public that
the individual is an athlete agent. The term does not include a
spouse, parent, sibling, grandparent, or guardian of the
student-athlete or an individual acting solely on behalf of a
professional sports team or professional sports organization.

A prospect/student-athlete may NOT enter into a verbal or written
agreement with an agent for representation in future professional
sports negotiations that are to take place after the individual has
completed his or her eligibility in that sport.

Prospects/student-athletes as well as their friends, relatives,
and legal guardians may NOT accept any benefits from an agent
financial advisor, runner, or any other person associated with an
agency business.

A prospect/student-athlete MAY secure advice from a lawyer
concerning a proposed professional sports contract.

A lawyer or agent MAY provide advice to an individual regarding
the merits of a proposed contract without jeopardizing the
individual's amateur status, provided he or she has no contact with
the professional sports organization, and does not market the
individual's athletics ability or reputation in a particular
sport.

Coaches may NOT represent, directly or indirectly, any individual
in the marketing of athletics ability or reputation to an agent, a
professional sports team or a professional sports organization.

An institution's professional sports counseling
panel or a head coach in a sport MAY contact agents,
professional sports teams or professional sports organizations on
behalf of a student-athlete, provided no compensation is received
for such services. The head coach shall consult with and report his
or her activities on behalf of the student-athlete to the
institution's professional sports counseling panel and/or the chief
executive officer.

A student-athlete in the sport of basketball MAY enter a
professional league's draft one time during his or her collegiate
career without jeopardizing eligibility in that sport, provided the
student-athlete is NOT drafted by any team in that league and the
student-athlete declares his or her intention in writing to the
institution's director of athletics to resume intercollegiate
participation within 30 days after the draft.

A student-athlete MAY compete professionally in one sport and be
an amateur in another sports (e.g. you may sign a professional
baseball contract and still play college basketball). Signing a
professional contact normally terminates eligibility for an
athletics scholarship in any sports (unless you no longer are
involved in professional athletics, are not receiving any
remuneration from a professional sports organization and you do not
have an active contractual relationship with any professional
sports team).

Promotional
Activities

An individual shall not be eligible for participation in
intercollegiate athletics if the individual accepts any payment for
or permits the use of his/her name or picture to advertise,
recommend or promote directly the sale or use of a commercial
product or service of any kind.

If a student-athletes name or picture appears on commercial items
(e.g., T-shirts, playing cards, posters etc.) or is used to promote
a commercial product without the student-athletes knowledge or
permission, the student-athlete and the institution are required to
take steps to stop such an activity in order to retain the
student-athlete's eligibility.

Student-athletes cannot miss class for a promotional activity.

Student-athletes may receive legitimate expenses for approved
promotional activities provided it is within the state or within
100 miles of the institution.

All charitable, educational and non-profit promotional activities
involving student-athletes must have prior approval from the
compliance office.

If you use a student-athlete's name or picture prior to checking
with the Compliance Services Office, you risk the student-athlete's
eligibility. It is possible he or she may be prevented from
competing based upon your action.

Gambling

NCAA rules prohibit student-athletes or intercollegiate athletics
staff members from placing bets (through organized means) on any
sporting event, collegiate or professional, in which the NCAA
sponsors a championship. It is a violation of Federal Law to
affect, or attempt to affect, the outcome of a collegiate contest.
Additionally, it is not legal for anyone (student-athlete, coach,
staff or booster) to provide information that can be used to bet on
the outcome of a contest.

Offers
and Inducements (to Prospective
Student-Athletes)

An institution's staff member or any representative of its
athletics interests shall not be involved, directly or indirectly,
in making arrangements for, giving or offering to give any
financial aid and/or benefits to a prospect or their relatives or
friends, other than as expressly permitted by NCAA rules. This rule
applies regardless of whether similar financial aid, benefits, or
arrangements are available to prospective students in general
(13.2.1).

Improper inducements include, but are not limited to:

Employment arrangements for prospect's relatives

Gifts of clothing or equipment

Co-signing of loans

Providing loans to prospect's relatives or friends

Cash or like items

Any tangible items, including merchandise

Free or reduced-cost services, rentals or purchases of any
type

Free or reduced-cost housing

Use of institutional athletics equipment

Sponsorship of or arrangement for an awards banquet for
prospects by the UI, representatives of its athletics interests, or
its alumni or booster clubs

Awards to a prospect for
outstanding athletics accomplishments

Exceptions to the Offers and Inducements Rules

Arrangement of Employment -- The arrangement of
employment by an institution for a prospect shall be permitted,
provided the employment does not begin prior to the completion of
the prospect's senior year in high school (13.2.4.1).

Transportation to a Summer Job -- An institution
or its representatives shall not provide transportation to and from
a summer job unless the employer's policy is to transport everyone
to and from the job site (13.2.4.2).

Educational Loan -- The arrangement of
educational loans by an institution for a prospect shall be
permitted, provided the loan is not made prior to the completion of
the prospect's senior year in high school. In addition, the
educational loan must be from a regular lending agency, based on a
regular repayment schedule (13.2.5).

Academic Support Services/Use of Training Room
Facilities -- A prospect who has signed a National Letter
of Intent and is enrolled in the institution's summer term prior to
the student's initial, full-time collegiate enrollment may be
provided academic support services by the institution and may
utilize the institution's training room facilities.

Financial
Aid

In conjunction with the signing of your National Letter of Intent,
you should have received a statement indicating the amount of
financial aid to be provided by the University during your first
academic year. The maximum value the University can provide may not
exceed the value of a full grant-in-aid (i.e., tuition and fees,
room (double) and board, and required course-related books). All
funds (regardless of the source) provided to student-athletes to
pay or assist in paying their cost of education must be
administered through the financial aid office.

Summer
Camps

It is prohibited for a senior prospect to be employed at any
university sports camp. Any individual who has started classes for
his/her senior year in high school or has graduated high school and
not yet enrolled in a college institution is permitted to enroll
and participate in university sports camps except in the sport of
football.
Extra Benefits (for currently enrolled
student-athletes)

You may not accept gifts, money, transportation, loans or special
benefits from anyone (coaches, staff, faculty, fans, mentors, or
boosters) because of your status as an athlete. This rule also
applies to your family and friends.

The NCAA defines an extra benefit as any special arrangement to
provide a student-athlete or his/her relatives or friends with
something that is not provided in general to the student body.
Someone whom you are not naturally or legally dependent cannot
provide you with anything for free or at a reduced rate because you
are a student athlete.

Use of personal property that belongs to a coach, booster,
etc.(e.g. car, stereo, home, etc.)

Eligibility

Failure to meet any of the requirements listed below may make you
ineligible to compete for the University of New Hampshire:

Get approval from your coach before competing for any team or at
an event outside of your activities as a student-athlete;

Each year you must sign the NCAA “Student-Athlete
Statement” and “Drug-Testing Consent Form” before
you practice or compete;

You must be enrolled in 12 credit hours at all times to practice
and compete;

You must pass at least 18 credit hours every year, and at least 6
credit hours the previous semester. None of the 18 academic
year credit hours can be earned during the summer term or by taking
correspondence courses;

You must maintain a grade point average that keeps you in good
academic standing with the University and in compliance with NCAA
progress-toward-degree rules. The NCAA also has rules about
declaring/changing your degree, making progress toward your degree,
and the GPA you must maintain along the way. Questions concerning
degree progress may be directed towards your academic advisor or
Joanne Maldari or Cathy Leach in the athletics department.

Summer
Participation

Participation on an outside team is limited to vacation periods
and summer break, outside your practice and playing season.

Participation may also be limited by the number of University of
New Hampshire student-athletes on a summer team. Please get
approval from your coach or the compliance office prior to
participating. Click here for a Summer Participation Form (for Men's
and Women's Basketball only or click here for a Summer
Participation Form for (all
other sports). Men's and women's basketball players must
have prior
approval to participate in summer basketball.

Student-athletes enrolling in summer school courses not at UNH
must obtain pre-approval. Contact the registrar's office for
approval of summer courses to be taken at another institution.

All-Star
Contests (Football and Basketball prospects
only)

Following the completion of your high school eligibility and prior
to your high school graduation, legislation limits you to
participating in no more than two all-star football contests or two
all-star basketball contests.

General
Reminders

National Letter of Intent (NLI): The NLI is an
official document administered by the Collegiate Commissioners
Association and utilized by subscribing member institutions to
establish the commitment of a prospect to attend a particular
institution. The NLI commits a prospect to that institution for one
academic year, even if the coach resigns or is terminated.

NCAA transfer rule: A student who transfers to a
NCAA member institution from any collegiate institution is required
to complete one full academic year of residence at the certifying
institution before being eligible to compete for or to receive
travel expenses from the member institution, unless the student
satisfies the applicable transfer requirements or receives an
exception or waiver. In the sport of basketball, a transfer
student-athlete who satisfies the applicable transfer requirements
or receives an exception or waiver as set forth in the NCAA Manual,
but initially enrolls as a full-time student subsequent to the
first term of the academic year shall not be eligible for
competition until the ensuing academic year.

Ask before you act: We appreciate the support of
our alumni and fans. We ask, however, that you also help maintain
the University of New Hampshire tradition of athletic integrity by
following NCAA regulations. Your assistance in this matter will
ensure that the eligibility of both prospective student-athletes
and currently enrolled student-athletes is protected.

The above information is designed to serve as a guide to assist in
dealing with commonly encountered situations, however, it does not
contain all applicable NCAA legislation. We ask that when in doubt
you ASK BEFORE YOU ACT. Any questions concerning rules and
regulations can be directed to the University of New Hampshire
athletics compliance office.